Paul Rabil | US Lacrosse Team USA
U.S. Team
• Three-time U.S. senior team member, winning gold in 2010 and 2018 and silver in 2014
• FIL World Championship MVP (2010)
• FIL World Championship Outstanding Midfielder (2010, 2014)
• All-World (2010, 2014)
• Scored 16 goals with seven assists in 2010 FIL World Championship, including a hat trick in 12-10 championship game win over Canada
• Had 15 goals and eight assists in 2014 FIL World Championship
• Had three goals and tied for team lead with 11 assists in 2018
• Scored game-winning goal in 2018 pool play win over Canada
• Ranks second all-time in goals (34) and points (60) in U.S. team history and tied for third in assists (26)
• Played on 2011 U.S. indoor team, helping squad earn a bronze medal
College
• Tewaaraton finalist (2008)
• McLaughlin Award, Nation’s Outstanding Midfielder (2007)
• Four-time USILA All-American (first team in 2006, 2007, 2008; third team in 2005)
• 111 career goals and 178 career points at Hopkins is the most ever for a midfielder in school history
• Scored six goals in NCAA champoinship game loss to Syracuse in 2008
Professional
• No. 1 overall selection in 2008 MLL Collegiate Draft by Boston
• Became MLL’s all-time leading scorer during 2018 regular season, breaking John Grant Jr.’s record of 541 career regular season points.
• MLL MVP (2009, 2011)
• MLL Offensive Player of the Year (2009, 2011, 2012)
• All-MLL (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
• MLL All-Star (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017)
• Won MLL championship in 2011 with Boston and 2015 with New York
• Set MLL single-season scoring record with 72 points in 2012, mark broken by U.S. teammate Rob Pannell in 2016
• Was drafted second overall in the 2008 National Lacrosse League entry draft
• Played five seasons in the NLL, helping Washington to 2010 NLL championship
Paul Rabil – Men’s Lacrosse
Paul Rabil Statistically Speaking – Now has career totals of 75 goals and 53 assists for 128 points Has 14 goals and 20 assists for 34 points in 10 NCAA Tournament games 20 assists in the NCAA Tournament is already just one shy of JHU[apos]s career record (21, Kevin Boland) and 34 points are just six shy of JHU[apos]s career record (40, Mike O[apos]Neill) Has registered at least one point in 43 of 47 career games and has 35 multi-point games and 25 mulit-goal games.
2007: First Team USILA All-America selection for the second straight year and the MacLaughlin Award winner as the nation[apos]s top midfielder Finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy Third Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Started all 17 games on JHU[apos]s first midfield and led the team in scoring with 27 goals and 26 assists for 53 points 27 goals are a career-high and ranked second on the team, while 26 assists are also a career-high and led the team First JHU player since Dan Denihan in 2000 with more than 25 goals and 25 assists and first midfielder to turn the trick since Brendan Schneck in 1980 Ranked 20th in the nation in assists per game (1.53) and 31st in points per game (3.12) Closed season with a 16-game point-scoring streak after being held scoreless in the season-opener against Albany Bounced back from season-opener with a two-goal effort against Princeton that included the game-winning goal in the second overtime After totaling four goals and one assist in four games got rolling for good with three goals and three assists in a 17-9 win at Syracuse Career-high-tying six-point effort ignited an 11-game multi-point run that included 10 games with three or more points Scored twice against Virginia and added one goal and two assists against North Carolina and Duke Fueled the season-changing win for the Blue Jays with one goal and two assists in an 8-7 overtime win at Maryland Became the first player in school history to score two overtime goals in one season when he fired home the game-winner 43 seconds into the extra session against the Terps Totaled five goals and one assist in back-to-back wins over Navy and Towson and added a combined 11 points (6g, 5a) in back-to-back wins over Mount St. Mary[apos]s and Loyola to end the regular season Jump-started four-game run of dominance in the NCAA Tournament with a two-goal, two-assist showing against Notre Dame in the first round and added three assists against Georgetown in the quarterfinals Facing double and triple teams throughout the game, was limited to one goal in the NCAA Semifinals against Delaware Saved one of the top individual performances by any player in the nation for the NCAA Championship game against Duke when he laid a one-goal, five-assist masterpiece on the Blue Devils to secure a spot on the NCAA All-Tournament Team Assisted on the first two goals of the game for JHU and added two more assists before halftime as Hopkins sprinted to a 10-4 halftime lead Halted Duke[apos]s 5-0 scoring run with a running right-handed laser just inside the far post to open the fourth quarter and established a JHU record for assists in a title game when he came up with a loose ball on a failed Duke clear and fed Kevin Huntley for what proved to be the game-winning goal with 3:25 remaining.
2006: Started all 14 games on JHU[apos]s first midfield and earned First Team STX/USILA All-America honors First sophomore middie at JHU to earn First Team AA since A.J. Haugen in 1998 Only field player and one of just two non-seniors in the nation to earn First Team All-America Was also one of the final 25 nominees for the 2006 Tewaaraton Award Led the team in scoring with 25 goals and 13 assists for 38 points Ranked second on the team in goals and assists and tied for the team lead with four extra-man goals Added 27 ground balls Totaled five goals and added two assists in the first three games of the season (Albany, Princeton, UMBC) with a three-goal showing against Albany to open the season Scored one goal and had one assist against Virginia a week after matching career high with a four-goal effort in the win over Syracuse (Scored three goals in the first quarter to help JHU to an early 8-1 lead over the Orange) Scored one goal and added two assists against North Carolina and came back with three goals and one assist against Mount St. Mary[apos]s Scored one goal and added one assist in the win over Navy Unassisted goal midway through the fourth quarter against the Midshipmen gave JHU its first lead (8-7) and later assisted on Kevin Huntley[apos]s game-winner with 5:07 remaining Scored two goals and added two assists and three ground balls in the win over Towson Both goals against the Tigers were extra-man goals and came – along with one of his assists – during a 7-3 Hopkins run that turned a 4-4 tie into an 11-7 lead Scored two goals and added one assist in the win over Loyola Ignited JHU[apos]s 13-3 win over Penn in the first round of the NCAA Tournament with two goals, two assists and four ground balls Scored twice in the first half to help JHU build a 4-2 halftime lead and assisted on JHU[apos]s first two goals of the second half to extend the lead to 6-2 (Penn was never closer than four the rest of the way) Closed season with a four-goal, one-assist masterpiece against Syracuse in the NCAA Quarterfinals Four-goal effort marked his third straight four-goal showing against the Orange.
2005: Enjoyed a tremendous rookie campaign and earned Third Team STX/USILA All-America honors to become the first freshman at JHU to earn All-America honors since 1993 (Milford Marchant) Finished second on the team in goals (23), assists (14) and points (37) Registered at least one point in 15 of JHU[apos]s 16 games 37 points on the year is the second-highest total ever by a JHU freshman midfielder and the most by a JHU freshman regardless of position since 1992 Enjoyed a breakout game with a four-goal effort to fuel a stunning 12-11 come-from-behind win at Syracuse Added three goals in a 7-5 win at North Carolina and two goals and an assist in an 11-6 win at Maryland Scored two goals and a personal-best four assists for a career-high six points against Marist in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Dished out three assists, including one on Benson Erwin[apos]s game-winning goal in overtime, in the NCAA Semifinals against Virginia Scored two goals against Duke in the NCAA Championship game, including one that jump-started a 3-0 game-ending run that sealed the national championship.
At DeMatha: Lettered in basketball, lacrosse and track Led lacrosse team to three WCAC Championships and a four-year record of 49-16 Totaled 288 career points, including a combined 80 goals and 73 assists over final two seasons Two-time lacrosse All-American and a two-time Maryland All-State selection C. Markland Kelly Award finalist in 2003 and 2004 Three-time All-WCAC selection.
Personal: Paul J. Rabil The son of Allan and Jean Rabil Born December 14, 1985 Political science major with a minor in entrepreneurship and management.
Paul Rabil’s early Major League Lacrosse Stats Versus Gait, Jalbert, Millon, Hubbard
Boston’s Paul Rabil sits tied for first with Brendan Mundorf in Major League Lacrosse through six games with 24 points. That’s pretty impressive 1) for a midfielder, especially now that there’s a fourth longstick, 2) for a second-year player, and 3) because it puts him in favorable company following his first 15 pro games.
Thanks to our man Quint Kessenich for pointing this out and then asking that we follow through on it: Rabil’s early numbers put him in good position alongside MLL legends Mark Millon, Jesse Hubbard, Gary Gait, Jay Jalbert and Ryan and Casey Powell.
Rabil, who goes against the top longstick in pro lacrosse in Toronto’s Brodie Merrill tonight at Boston’s Harvard Stadium (live on ESPN2 at 7 p.m.), has proven this year that adding a fourth longstick won’t cut down on middies scoring from up top. And that cutting down from 10 teams to six won’t limit the former Hopkins middie’s dominance.
Here’s a look at Rabil’s numbers compared to those big six (stats through the first 15 games of their MLL careers). Of note, Ryan Powell and Jalbert graduated in 2000, so they are the closest in terms of age comparison for those early pro games to Rabil, who graduated in 2008.
Updated 12:11 p.m. to include the Powells. John Grant Jr. put up 59 points in 14 games in 2001 but didn’t rejoin MLL until 2005:
Mark Millon
01-02: 44G, 16A, 60P
Jesse Hubbard
01-02: 47G, (3 2-pt), 6A, 56P
Jay Jalbert
01-02: 30G (1 2-pt), 9A, 40P
Gary Gait
01-02: 31G, 8A, 39P
Ryan Powell
01-02: 38G, 33A, 71P
Casey Powell
01-02: 35G, (1 2-pt), 23A, 59P
Paul Rabil
08-09: 38G (6 2-pt), 14A, 58P
How do you think Rabil compares to these Hall of Famers?
Paul Rabil Dealt to Cannons in Another PLL Blockbuster Move as Drafts Loom
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Paul Rabil is back with the Cannons.
This time it’s Cannons LC in the league he co-founded, but he’s back with the team for which he first won a pro field lacrosse championship in 2011 and the team that drafted him No. 1 overall to Major League Lacrosse in 2008.
He’s officially the first player for the PLL’s Cannons LC.
“With the type of culture we want to build, Paul was honestly a no-brainer,” Cannons coach Sean Quirk told PLL’s Joe Keegan in a story posted on the league’s website. “His leadership ability and what he stands for as a man and as a player is going to really benefit our team.”
“Part of [his role] will depend on what shakes out with the other guys we’re able to get,” Quirk said. “That’s the nice thing about Paul; he could play both [midfield or attack].”
Rabil and the No. 6 pick in the PLL Entry Draft went to the Cannons, while the Atlas received the No. 9 pick in the Entry Draft, the No. 8 pick in the College Draft and the Cannons’ first-round pick in the 2022 College Draft.
The Rabil deal comes as protected rosters for each team are set to be unveiled. That’s triggered a series of moves and retirements in the league, like Atlas LC’s Andrew Hodgson, Chrome’s Matt Danowski, the Whipsnakes’ Jeremy Sieverts and Brett Schmidt among them.
It’s also brought the most significant shuffling of top-end talent — and with that team identities — since the league began.
Connor Fields, who starred for Chaos in the first season but was sat in the PLL Championship Series last summer for a new offensive direction, was dealt to Archers LC where he’ll join Grant Ament, Marcus Holman, Will Manny, Tom Schreiber and others.
Rob Pannell was shipped to the Redwoods from the Atlas, who appear to be rebuilding from a disappointing two seasons.
The Cannons draft 18 players on Thursday, March 11, then they’ll receive the first overall pick in the Entry Draft held Thursday, March 25. That includes mostly players coming over from MLL, but also some wildcards like former NFL wide receiver Chris Hogan. The College Draft is Tuesday, April 6, and that’s where the Atlas’ identity will be forged with the No. 1 overall pick.
The big news sent shockwaves through #LaxTwitter on Monday a.m.
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— Ty Xanders (@tyxanders) March 1, 2021
Wow, March just got here & it’s already acting up. Big question here is which GIF do we go with, spit take or blinking guy? https://t.co/Duq6Btf0KA
— Chris Rosenthall (@ChrisRosie22) March 1, 2021
I had no intel on this, but was speculating with a couple people not long ago about this possibility. I personally think it’s pretty cool he’ll probably finish where he started. https://t.co/xrTdlbxwFG
— John Paul (@JP_summit41) March 1, 2021
Paul Rabil started with the Cannons and now he’s back to the Cannons. That’s poetic right there.
— Tari | Official Lax Girl (@officiallaxgirl) March 1, 2021
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— Kevin Brown (@kevbrown89) March 1, 2021
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— Kyle Devitte (@TheKyleDevitte) March 1, 2021
Rabil Lebronning it https://t.co/su6BOHdarT
— Geoff Shannon (@Geoff_Shannon) March 1, 2021
Paul Rabil Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, Family
Age, Biography and Wiki
Paul Rabil was born on 14 December, 1985 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States. Discover Paul Rabil’s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 35 years old?
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| Age | 35 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | 14 December 1985 |
| Birthday | 14 December |
| Birthplace | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States |
| Nationality | United States |
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Paul Rabil Height, Weight & Measurements
At 35 years old, Paul Rabil height is 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) and Weight 220 pounds (100 kg).
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 220 pounds (100 kg) |
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don’t have much information about He’s past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Paul Rabil Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2019-2020. So, how much is Paul Rabil worth at the age of 35 years old? Paul Rabil’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from United States. We have estimated Paul Rabil’s net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2020 | $1 Million – $5 Million |
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Paul Rabil Social Network
Timeline
Paul Rabil and his brother, Mike Rabil, founded the PLL with known investors The Chernin Group and The Raine Group as direct competition to the MLL.
Rabil, who was one of the only lacrosse players at the time to make a living of the sport, campaigned for higher wages, stock, and benefits to the players to try and make the game their full-time jobs. The league’s inaugural season debuted June 1, 2019. He was selected to the league’s first All-Star game in Los Angeles, California and was showcased on SportCenter Top 10 for an impressive around-the-world pass .
On January 5, 2015, Rabil was traded to the New York Lizards, along with fellow midfielder Mike Stone for veteran Max Seibald and draft picks.
Rabil played in and started 12 out of the 14 regular season games. He had 24 goals, 15 assists, and three two-point goals in the regular season. On August 1, 2015, Rabil had two goals and two assists in a semifinal playoff games against the Boston Cannons. New York would win in overtime 16-15. On August 8, 2015, Rabil had three goals and three assists as the Lizards defeated the Rochester Rattlers 15-12 in the MLL Steinfeld Cup Championship game. This made Paul Rabil a two time Steinfeld Cup Champion as he finished off the season with a total of 29 goals and 20 assists. He was named the Coca-Cola Player of the Game MVP of the championship.
In 2014, Rabil was named to his seventh consecutive All-Star team, and named MLL First-Team All-Pro for the sixth consecutive year.
Paul Rabil held the record for the world’s fastest lacrosse shot, by clocking in a 111 mph shot at the Major League Lacrosse Game. This was broken by Zak Dorn at the 2014 Fastest Shot Competition.
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In 2012, Rabil was declared the MLL Offensive Player of the Year for the third time, tying the league record for most season-ending awards by a player. He also set the single-season points record (72) while playing midfield for the Boston Cannons.
In January 2012, Rabil was selected to his second consecutive National Lacrosse League All-Star game. Since entering the NLL, he has been selected to every All-Star game in each season he has played.
In February 2012, Rabil was traded to the Edmonton Rush in exchange for Athan Iannucci, but subsequently refused to report to the Rush. He was placed on the hold-out list and did not play the rest of the 2012 season.
On July 27, 2012 Rabil was traded to the Rochester Knighthawks for Jarrett Davis. After he did not report to training camp, he was traded along with three other players to the Philadelphia Wings for Dan Dawson, Paul Dawson, and a first round draft pick.
In 2011, Rabil was named the MLL MVP and MLL Offensive Player of the Year for the second time. He also won the MLL Bud Light Skills Competition in 2011, making him the first player to have won both the Skills Competition and the MLL Fastest Shot competition. Many have named him the best lacrosse player in the world.
In 2010, Rabil competed in his third consecutive All-Star team, and was named First-Team All-Pro.
In 2010, Rabil set the Washington Stealth team record for loose balls in a season, snagging 153 in 16 National Lacrosse League games.
In 2009, Rabil was named the MLL MVP and MLL Offensive Player of the Year.
Rabil was selected 1st overall by the Boston Cannons in the 2008 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft. That year, he also competed in the MLL All-Star Game.
Rabil was drafted 1st overall in the 2008 National Lacrosse League entry draft. Paul was a part of the 2010 Washington Stealth National Lacrosse League Champion’s Cup team, defeating the Toronto Rock. Paul scored 2 goals in the championship game.
Paul Rabil (born December 14, 1985), is an American professional lacrosse player with the Atlas Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League, which he co-founded.
He formerly played for the Boston Cannons and the New York Lizards of Major League Lacrosse.
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T he New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. The Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins. Duke and North Carolina. Michigan and Ohio State. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens. These teams are forever linked together. The records don’t matter; players seem to give that extra effort in those games. When those contests are played, the fans know something special will happen. Major League Lacr…2017
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Lacrosse star Paul Rabil says only one pro league will survive
After 11 seasons playing professionally for Major League Lacrosse, Paul Rabil said he thought there was a better way forward.
Lacrosse has become one of the fastest-growing team sports over the last 15 years, at a time when other sports are declining in participation.
Rabil, one of the biggest stars in lacrosse, was inspired to take action with his brother, Mike, a former football star at Dartmouth College, to create the Premier Lacrosse League. Mike now serves as the league’s CEO. Rabil wants to change the “customer experience” for fans, increase player pay and take advantage of social media and new distribution methods to help grow the league.
Rabil thinks PLL’s competition with Major League Lacrosse will make the sport better off.
“A lot of people are having conversations around the professional game and the upside of the industry,” he says. “In the long term, there will only be one winner.”
Paul Rabil said he is busier than ever – pulling 16- and 18-hour days as he is both a player for the Atlas team, along with his duties as league co-founder. He has been working on creating the league’s business model, recruiting top players, even partnering with NBC Sports on valuable television rights.
“If we can do what David Stern in the NBA did in the 1980s or what Dana White and the Fertitta brothers did more recently to MMA with UFC in the 2000’s … then we can turn a traditionally bottom-up sport and unlock meaningful revenue, commercial viability and viewership, in line with a lot of the core sports we have grown to love,” said Rabil.
PLL has a tour-based model, with six teams all traveling to the same cities each weekend across the country. The league runs from June to September, starting off in Boston last weekend and New York City this weekend. Rabil secured funding from top-name investors including the Chernin Group, Creative Artists Agency and investment bank Raine Group.
One priority Rabil focused on was attracting top talent to the PLL. To do this, he had to convince investors to build a business model that increased player salaries from their competitor league. The average player salary in MLL was $8,000 last year. In PLL this year, it’s $35,000. In addition to the salary, players are offered health-care benefits and stock options in the league, which is a first for any pro sports league.
Atlas LC midfield Paul Rabil (99) during a Premier Lacrosse League game between Atlas LC and Redwoods LC on June 2, 2019, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
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Being an athlete and an executive have a lot of crossover skills, Rabil said, and the roles have gone very well together so far.
“I’m curious, I’m hungry … we work really hard. You have to be in sports, it’s hypercompetitive,” he said.
Rabil also tries to leverage what he’s learned from various mentors, including Bill Belichick.
Fresh off playing the league’s first week at Gillette Stadium outside Boston, the head coach of the New England Patriots was on hand to check out the action. Rabil said he looks to one of football’s winningest coaches as a mentor and friend.
“I think what I’ve learned from Bill is he has endless curiosity and that’s why he has such an amazing amalgam of relationships .
.. he’s looking to see how he can pool and improve best practices, even from different industries, into the Patriots.”
Rabil said he plans to leverage a lot of what he’s learned from Belichick with his own league to improve their overall product.
Disclosure: Comcast is the parent of NBCUniversal, which owns both NBC Sports and CNBC.
90,000 Paul Rabill • – alchetron, the free social encyclopediaPaul Rabil (born December 14, 1985 in Gaithersburg, Maryland) is a lacrosse player with the Philadelphia National Lacrosse League Wings and New York Major League Lacrosse Lizards. Rabill attended DeMatha Catholic High School (Hyattsville, Maryland) and played his collegiate lacrosse at Johns Hopkins University.
Career MLL
Rabil was selected 1st overall by the Boston Cannons in the 2008 Major League Lacrosse University Draft.Rabil was also named to his first MLL All-Star Game.
In 2009, Rabil was named MLL MVP and MLL Striker of the Year. Rabil also won the MLL’s Fastest Shot competition in 2009 and 2010 with his shot sized in. Rabil was also named MLL All-Star and All-Pro First Team.
In 2010, Rabil named him the third consecutive All-Star team and was named the All-Pro First MLL Team.
In 2011, Rabil was named MLL MVP and MLL Striker of the Year for the second time.Rabil also won the MLL Professional Bud Light Competition in 2011, making him the first player to win both the Professional Competition and the Fastest MLL Shot competition. He was named the best lacrosse player in the world.
As of 2012, he plays for the Boston Cannons, is linebacker and is number 99.
In 2012, Rabil was named MLL Striker of the Year for the third time, breaking a league record for most season-ending awards player. Rabil also set a points record in one season (72) playing center for the Boston Cannons.
In 2013, Rabil named him the sixth consecutive All-Star team and was named the All-Pro First MLL Team.
In 2014, Rabil named him the seventh consecutive All-Star team and was named MLL First Team All-Pro for the sixth straight year.
On January 5, 2015, Rabil was traded to the New York Lizards, along with fellow midfielder Mike Stone for draft picks and veteran Max Seibald.
Career NLL
Rabil was drafted 2nd overall in the 2008 National Lacrosse League entry project.Paul was part of the 2010 Washington Stealth National Lacrosse League Champion Cup team, defeating Toronto Rock. Paul scored 2 goals in the championship game.
In 2010, Rabil set the Washington Trick team record for free balls per season, catching 153 in 16 National Lacrosse League games.
In January 2012, Rabil was selected to his second consecutive National Lacrosse League All Star Game. Since entering the NLL, Rabil has been selected for every All-Star in every season he played.
In February 2012, Rabil was sold to Edmonton Rush in exchange for Athan Iannucci, but subsequently refused to report Rush. He was placed on hold-up list and did not play for the rest of the 2012 season.
On 27 July 2012 Rabil was sold to the Rochester Knighthawks for Jarrett Davis. After Rabil did not report to training camp, he was traded along with three other players to the Philadelphia Wings for Dan Dawson, Paul Dawson and round one draft pick.
Awards and Achievements
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- 2005 USILA Third Team All-American
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Statistics
Paul Rabill no longer holds record for fastest lacrosse shot in the world as minor league striker Zach Dorn the previous record last year at the 2014 Major League Lacrosse All-Star, starting a shot at 116 mph.
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American Professional Field Lacrosse League
Premier Lacrosse League ( PLL ) is an American professional field lacrosse league.
The league’s first season debuted on June 1, 2019 and included a 14-week tour of 12 major cities. [1] The league was founded by an American professional lacrosse player. Paul Rabill and his brother Mike Rabill. Investors include Chernin Group, The Raine Group and Joe Tsai. [2]
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In September 2018, Bloomberg announced that Paul Rabil would be launching a new professional lacrosse league. The PLL will be a direct competitor to the more established Major League lacrosse. The new league will provide professional lacrosse players with salaries, health care and league equity. [3]
The league’s media model is fundamentally different from most North American professional sports leagues. 2018 Sports Illustrated The story of the then alleged league revealed that LeBron James’ Instagram account “There are practically no videos of him playing basketball – they are the property of the NBA, that is, its owners.” On the contrary, PLL opens the source codes for its highlights, allowing players to freely use them to create their own personal brands.In addition, PLL has a permanent studio that produces other player-oriented content. [4]
PLL consists of seven teams, each of which consists of 26 players. As opposed to tying teams to a specific market, the league runs across 12 different “major market cities”. The season includes 14 weeks including 10 regular season weekends, 1 All-Star weekend and 3 playoff weekends running from June 1 to September 21, ensuring no overlap with NCAA Lacrosse or National Lacrosse League seasons. [5]
The rules of the PLL are the same as for the MLL, including shot times and golden goal periods.
By October 2018, 140 players had signed up to PLL. Of the 140 players, 86 are American, 25 are members of the US squad, and 10 are former Tewaaraton Award winners. [6] [7] By December, the league had signed an additional 17 players.
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Project
In the first season of the League, the PLL asked the 6 founding teams to select a player in each of the 4 rounds. In the first round, there was a random toss and reverse order each round.The Archers got the first draft pick in the newly formed league. Taking Pat Spencer, he became the first player in PLL history.
Media and business partners
The League has signed an exclusive media rights agreement with NBC Sports Group. [9] [10]
The IMG Academy is the official pre-season training center. [11] Adidas is an exclusive brand of footwear and apparel. [12] Capital One Bank will be the official bank sponsor for the entire PLL and will sponsor the Atlas LC jersey patch. [13] In February 2020, Ticketmaster signed an agreement with PLL to become the league’s official ticketing company, and added their name to the league’s name, making it “Ticketmaster’s Premier Lacrosse League”. [14]
Commands
Extension
2020
The addition of the Waterdogs Lacrosse Club, the seventh team in the 2020 season, allows each team to have natural goodbye weeks throughout the season.Paul Rabiel first hinted at the expansion in a post-game interview after the 2019 championship, and on January 1, 2020, the Lacrosse Premier League announced the Waterdogs identity. [15] The Expansion Draft took place on February 12th and the Entry Draft on March 16th to assemble a new roster with veteran players. [16]
Championship history
Active rewards
Jim Brown Most Valuable Player
Emon Macinini Attacker of the Year
Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year
Dave Pietramala Defender of the Year
Brodie Merrill Long Stick Midfielder of the Year
Paul Cantabene Athlete of the Year Thrower Georges
Throw-in of the Year short stick
Oren Lyons Goalkeeper of the Year
Rookie of the Year
| Year | Player | Team | Position | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tim Trautner | Redwoods | Tim Trautner | Redwoods LC | Tim Trautner | Redwoods LC Coach of the Year Jimmy Regan, Teammate of the Year
| Player | Team | Position | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Connor Farrell | Chrome LC | Throw-in |
Wells Crowther
Gods Crowther
Recommendations
- ^ Launch of the Paul Rabille Lacrosse Premier League.
“PREMIER LACROSS LEAGUE RECEPTION RESULTS”. uslaxmagazine.com .
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90,000 Premier Lacrosse LeaguePremier Lacrosse League ( PLL ) is an American professional field lacrosse league. The league’s first season debuted on June 1, 2019 and included a 14-week tour of 12 major cities.The league was founded by American professional lacrosse player Paul Rabil and his brother Mike Rabil. Investors include The Chernin Group, The Raine Group and Joe Tsai.
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In September 2018, Bloomberg reported that Paul Rabil was launching a new pro lacrosse league. PLL will be a direct competitor to the more established Major League Lacrosse. The new league will provide professional lacrosse players with salaries, health care and league equity.
The league’s media model is radically different from that of most North American professional sports leagues. 2018 Sports Illustrated story about the then promising league noted that LeBron James “Instagram account” there are practically no clips of how he played basketball, those are the property of the NBA, that is, its owners. “On the contrary, PLL opens the source code of its highlights, allowing players the freedom to use them to create their own personal brands.In addition, PLL operates a full-time studio that produces other player-focused content.
PLL consists of seven teams, each of which consists of 26 players. As opposed to tying teams to a specific market, the league runs across 12 different “major market cities”. The season includes 14 weeks, including 10 regular season weekends, 1 All-Star weekend and 3 playoff weekends, running from June 1 to September 21, ensuring that there is no overlap with the NCAA Lacrosse or National Lacrosse League seasons. …
The PLL rules are the same as the MLL, including shot clock and golden goal periods.
By October 2018, 140 players had signed up to PLL. Of the 140 players, 86 are American, 25 are members of the US national team, and 10 are former Tewaaraton Award winners. By December, the league had signed 17 more players.
Draft
In the first season of the League, the PLL asked the 6 founding teams to select a player in each of the 4 rounds. In the first round, there was a random toss and reverse order in each round.The Archers got the first draft pick in the newly formed league. Taking Pat Spencer, he became the first player ever to be selected in the PLL.
Media and business partners
The League has signed an exclusive media rights agreement with NBC Sports Group.
IMG Academy is the official Preseason Training Center. Adidas is an exclusive brand of footwear and apparel. Capital One Bank will be the official sponsor of the entire PLL and sponsor of the Atlas LC T-shirt.In February 2020, Ticketmaster signed an agreement with PLL to become the league’s official ticketing company and also added their name to the league’s name, making it the “Premier League of Lacrosse Powered by Ticketmaster”. The Premier Lacrosse League has an exclusive partnership with DraftKings to provide betting on league matches. The league has also partnered with Gatorade as the beverage company co-sponsors the league.
Teams
Extension
| Year | Teams | Games played |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2019 | 6 teams | 10 games |
| 2020 g. | 7 teams | group play |
| 2021 g. | 8 teams | TBD |
2020
The addition of the Waterdogs Lacrosse Club, the seventh team in the 2020 season, allows each team to experience natural goodbye weeks throughout the season.
Paul Rabiel first hinted at the expansion in a post-game interview after playing the 2019 Championship, and on January 1, 2020, the Lacrosse Premier League announced the Waterdogs identity.The Expansion Draft took place on February 12th, and the entry draft was on March 16th to assemble a new roster with veteran players.
2021
On December 16, 2020, it was announced that PLL and MLL have teamed up under the PLL banner. PLL will add Boston Cannons for the 2021 season, renamed Cannons Lacrosse Club to bring the total number of PLL teams to 8. Small changes to the former Boston Cannons resulted in the PLL emblem and logo on January 12, 2021.
Championship history
Active rewards
Jim Brown Most Valuable Player
Emon Mackinini Attacker of the Year
Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year
Dave Pietramala Defender of the Year
Brodie Merrill Long Stick Midfielder of the Year
Paul Cantabene Athlete of the Year Throw-in
George Boyardi Short Stick Midfielder of the Year
Oren Lions Goalkeeper of the Year
Rookie of the Year
| Year | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tim Trautner | Redwoods LC | Goalkeeper |
Coach of the Year Dick Edell
Jimmy Regan Teammate of the Year
| Year | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mark Glichini | Chaos LC | Midfielder |
Brendan Looney Leadership Award 90,041
| Year | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kyle Harrison | Redwoods LC | Midfielder |
Dave Huntley Sports Excellence Award
| Year | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Connor Farrell | Chrome LC | Throw in |
Wells Crowter Humanitarian Award
| Year | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Scott Ratliff | Archers LC | Long Stick Midfielder |
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The General Manager is gone …. Long live the General Manager! Hidden Issues and Minnesota’s Controversial Offseason
(From the author: This article (and some others) is a rewrite of my Mind Wild Fan blog on Sports.ru. Articles that will be published after the publication of this (and some others) rewrites will no longer be and will be published simultaneously with the main blog)
Women shouted: Hurray!
And threw caps into the air!
A.S. Griboyedov “Woe from Wit”
Done! By popular demand from the workers, the general manager of Minnesota Wild Paul Fenton was relieved of his duties, and Bill Guerin was appointed in his place. The movie is over, the villain is punished, justice prevails.Happy end? Hurray, comrades !? But no. The team’s problems persisted. By the way, it’s high time to talk about them in more detail.
The viper is not afraid of the snake
(My big advice to you is not to take this part too close to your heart. This is my personal opinion. Which does not have to coincide with your personal one. You have been warned.)
Like everyone else since the arrival of Paul Fenton, I have been and remain interested in one question: “What is happening in Minnesota?” I think some of you already have an answer:
“Well, nothing special.It’s just that the clumsy general manager almost ruined the team, that’s all. ”
Indeed, recalling the events of this and the previous offseason, I really want to ask – “What the hell, Paul?” Why were Niederreiter and Granlund traded (allegedly) for nothing? Why would Minnesota want Rusk? Why is Zuccarello signing in the middle of perestroika?
Perhaps I can explain it to you. Moreover, I will do it with just one phrase: “Paul Fenton dispersed the viper and built a healthy team.
“This phrase will explain absolutely everything to you. Explains if you look back at the very recent past of Minnesota, called the “Chuck Fletcher Era” – the seeds of the seedlings that Paul Fenton fought against were sown at that time.
Many amazing events happened under Chuck Fletcher in Minnesota – the departure of Marian Gaborik, the exchange of Brent Burns, the contracts of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, the career comeback of Devan Dubnik and much, much more. But the main thing is that there was a terrible turnover in Minnesota. For clarity, I will give you the “came and go” score for the period of Chuck Fletcher’s tenure as General Manager of Minnesota:
Season 2009/10
Arrived: 21
Left: 13
Season 2010/11
Arrived: 18
Left: 10
Season 2011/12
Arrived: 16
Left: 19
Season 2012/13
Arrived: 10
Left: 12
Season 2013/14
Arrived: 16
Left: 11
Season 2014/15
Arrived: 20
Left: 10
Season 2015/16
Arrived: 15
Left: 5
Season 2016/17
Arrived: 11
Left: 5
Season 2017/18
Arrived: 17
Left: 19
As a reminder, 20 people are submitted to the application for the match.Now look at these numbers, and think about what kind of team and spirit of close-knit camaraderie, with such a turnover, can we even talk about? Where did he come from there? Especially with Bruce Boudreau, to whom the word “f * ck” replaces half the words in speech? Note that this did not last for a year or two – it lasted for the entire 9 years while Chuck Fletcher was in office.
And somehow the answers to all the other questions are immediately found – why Zach Parise does not give a result (and recently he even asked for an exchange from the club), why there is no clear picture of the game (I generally keep quiet about smart combinational hockey), why were they selected for the draft Connor Dewar and Damien Giroud, and Nico Sturm was signed from the NCAA, why Paul Fenton chased Joe Pavelski and Anders Lee, and most importantly, why young people in Minnesota do not develop, become impudent, and then, with tears of happiness in their eyes, leave for other teams, forgetting her as a bad dream? (An important detail: when the youth reached the design power, Parise began to play better than a couple of years before).
Now imagine: Paul Fenton enters this shithole one day. The disposition is simply gorgeous: there are two well-fed and contented leaders who perfectly see who surrounds them and do not want to tear their veins for their sake. There are young people who know that Yeoh / Boudreau cannot and does not even try to grow stars out of them, and who, under the policy of Chuck Fletcher, are not really needed. There is a kakbe backbone of the team who is directly involved in the turnover and knows that in a year they will not all be here either. And there is Devan Dubnik, who is aloof from everyone simply because he is a goalkeeper.
But how, it turns out, it can be bad when in such a “team” a new backbone grows out of yesterday’s youth. They are angry with the team for the lost years and for the fact that they did not become stars, but at the same time they know that there is no one else to give the result. Last season we saw what this could lead to. And if the disagreements between Boudreau and Granlund and Coyle only occasionally leaked to the press, then everyone could look at the diligence and dedication of Niederreiter in the first half of the 2018/19 season.Moreover, precisely because of Niederreiter’s sloppiness, Minnesota could not get someone better than Rusk on the exchange – who needs a player with such professional ethics? By the way, about Coyle. How great he played after leaving Minnesota! Not otherwise, as the Boston jersey gave a +5 bonus to characteristics. And after that, somehow I don’t even want to be surprised that Minnesota had a bad season – what else were you waiting for?
Just what a misfortune: this version is not so easy to confirm – none of us have wiretaps and hidden cameras in the Minnesota locker room, and none of those involved will ever confirm any of this aloud.So, we are waiting for the drain. Or we don’t.
And if suddenly, all of the above seems to you far-fetched nonsense, remember Colorado two years ago and how Matt Duchenne’s exchange dramatically improved the situation in the team (or read about recent events in the NFL Pittsburgh Stillers team).
Because a team is, first of all, a team. And the collective is people with their own advantages and disadvantages. And hockey here is just an excuse.
A ruble is a little thing, three rubles – a handful, in a handful – three things!
Okay, enough guesswork.Partially justified, with a slight touch of nepotism (if not for Craig Leopold, Bruce Boudreau would have been on the street long ago), but still guesswork. Let’s talk more in detail.
In one of the materials of the blog “Fargo”, also writing about Minnesota Wild, a cute phrase slipped through: “Paul Fenton went to rebuild, left, but did not leave.” So, I disagree with her. Paul Fenton went into rebuilding. He simply did not consider it necessary to consult with us about the meaning of the word “perestroika” (YES, HOW HE DARE !!!!).About what kind of perestroika it was, I have already partially written above. This was not a restructuring of age, play patterns, or specific performers, as is usually the case. It was a realignment of the inner core of Minnesota, its soul, if you will.
“And what does the exchange of Granlund have to do with it ?!” – you probably just thought.
Wait, don’t run ahead of the locomotive, I’ll tell you more. If necessary.
In general, the results are as follows: several people were signed before the start of the market (of which only Brad Hunt will play at the base), Luis Belpedio, Ryan Donato, Kevin Fiala, Yoel Eriksson-Ek, Carson Sousi, Niko Sturm and Hunter Warner received qualifying offers on the free agent market were signed by Mats Zuccarello and Ryan Hartman, and most of the last season’s nouns, having fulfilled their task of temporarily “diluting” the gadyushnik, were released.And now, it’s time to talk about those who will be with us further.
Carson Susi & Hunter Warner
What can you say here? Both of them are hockey players, maybe they are not bad, only it is hard to believe that they will rise from the farm – the competition is too great.
Here, not even one hour, 2.25 millionth Greg Paterin can go down to Iowa, let alone those who, even in the farm, do not have a fancy.
Role: Iowa players
Luis Belpedio
What does it mean that on a new, one-year contract, a hockey player gets less than he received on a rookie contract? At least what he should, in the opinion of the management, is better to try.Actually, it was just the “kick in the ass” that Minnesota weighed out to Louis – he will receive $ 700 thousand at the NHL level and $ 100 thousand – in the AHL. He generally matures rather slowly – at 23, he has only 3 games in the NHL and one full season in Iowa. Therefore, such a “kick” from Bill Guerin is quite justified.
But that’s not all – a much more sonorous kick to Louis was given by a slightly younger Brennan Menell (2 + 42 in 70 matches against 6 + 15 for the same 70 matches with Louis). So, even if one of the defenders is injured, a challenge to the base of Luis is by no means guaranteed.And in a year, we will either get our own Tomas Gertl, or Luis, very possibly, will leave to seek his fortune in another team.
Role: second defender from Iowa to challenge.
Brad Hunt
I don’t know about you, but I never doubted for a second that it would be extended. When Matt Damba was injured and the attacking contribution of the defenders to the team’s result diminished, Hunt’s abilities came in handy. And Jonas Brodin turned out to be an excellent companion for him in the second pair of defense.And I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t be useful to Minnesota now. By the way, about the second pair of defense. In light of the rumors about the trade of Jared Spurgeon … Substitution? Very likely. All that matters is to exchange Spurgeon. That is, find a general manager who is unaware of the length and content of his hospital card. And Hunt himself will somehow figure it out in the second pair.
Role: second / third pair defender.
Niko Sturm
Hmm … $ 925,000 for two matches and a half week on the main roster… Yes Schaub I lived like that !!! Although, I have already expressed my attitude to this “disbursement of funds”: if one or two, for problem positions and for a penny – why not? And it seems that this time the “development” went well.
Although, the future of Sturm in Minnesota does not depend on him alone: how will Koivu play after the injury, whether Rusk will find himself, where will Ericsson-Eck be placed, and how Nico himself will show himself at the prospect tournament in Traverse City. I think the final decision on it will be made exactly at its end.In any case, where Niko will play will be revealed very quickly.
Role: fourth link center \ first center from Iowa to call.
Ryan Hartman
Everyone thinks of him: “What a cool gain for the 4th link!”. At the same time, no one even thinks about how he climbed higher. Say, sit in the 4th link, that’s where you belong. In part, it is – the Minnesota roster, with all questions to him, is too small for a guy like Hartman.It can only rise higher if a miracle happens and Minnesota has a game system overnight. But this will not happen – one “Miracle in Minneapolis” has already happened quite recently, and so far the limit on them has been exhausted.
Role: edge of the fourth link.
Yoel Ericsson-Eck
Think about this fact – Ericsson-Eck receives almost $ 1.5 million under the new contract. Ryan Donato – $ 1.9 million. When my brain tries to compare these facts, something like this happens to it:
The difference between Ericsson-Ek and Donato is $ 400 thousand !? Are you seriously!? Fear not, I remember that these contracts were issued by different people.But even so, even knowing that Ericsson-Eck has nothing to do with it and that he got his own, this fact still does not fit into my head.
But with Ericsson-Eck himself, it’s not so simple. In which link will he play? What position will he play? Will he play at the base at all?
Alternatively, you can move him to the flank – he already has experience playing from the edge. And in general, according to his playing philosophy, Ericsson-Eck is not a center forward. At least for the NHL. A guy whose fantasy is to “take two steps with the puck in the attacking zone and then shoot from the top of the face-off circle” and who can sometimes develop a spontaneous combination correctly is better off being the edge.Just do not put him in the fourth link – he certainly does not deserve such a fate.
Role: center of the fourth / edge of the third link.
Kevin Fiala
Well, at last you were born, young man!
I am sure that many fans have high hopes for Kevin Fiala. At least one: “The main icon of the club was not exchanged for a completely mediocre one!” But I will have, once again in the course of this text, to upset you – these hopes under Bruce Boudreau are unrealizable.
It so happened that one of the articles not published on this blog was dedicated to Kevin Fiale and the Swiss national team at the 2019 World Cup. I saw all eight matches that answered many questions. Including about what to work on and what to expect from Kevin next season.
So, what to work on? Over strength and muscle mass – one, and over something else, besides completing attacks – two. This was especially evident in the match with Latvia, where he began to try to make transfers to partners.It turned out so-so. And often, he simply did not see them and drove the puck around the zone, trying to throw off the defender. It turned out even worse.
And the second – what to expect. If you remember that Minnesota is in the Western Conference and that Bruce Boudreau is its coach, not much. This has already been shown by the Swedes. It turned out that if you press well the first link of the Swiss (Praplan – Khishir – Fiala), then it is quite possible to live with it.
And they will not be able to do anything about it – they will not have enough power. And in the NHL itself, this could limit Fiala even more.
Now about why the hopes for Fiala in Minnesota under Bruce Boudreau are unrealizable. Because people like Fiala are very dependent on the game system and the correct selection of partners. Remember the matches of the Swiss against Norway and Latvia. The Swiss won these two matches with “tricks”. And hockey players who are able to perform these “tricks”. What “tricks” does Bruce Boudreau use? Well, except for “to bring confusion into the opponent’s model of play by single combats, and in the attack – come what may.” That’s right, none.And besides the “tricks” the Swiss still had a model of the game suitable for the players and a clear division of responsibilities in the team. How does Bruce Boudreau draft a match request? That’s right, it’s not thought out from the bulldozer.
In general, citizens, do not be discouraged. Shouting like “I knew Fiala was the bottom!”, “Paul Fenton killed the team!” and so on, you can continue with a clear conscience. Well, with a clean …..
Role: edge of the second / third link.
Ryan Donato
“Damn it, why didn’t I go to arbitration ?…. “
Honestly, I don’t really want to imagine how he feels now. $ 1.9 million. Despite the fact that Ericsson-Eck received almost $ 1.5 million, and Fiala – $ 3 million. The action itself is expected – a penny bridge to the minimum that the player is ready to endure. But so “penny” … although, the recent contract of Kevin Labank from San Jose is impossible to beat here. In general, remember this when you want to scold Paul Fenton again.
And yet, the thought of how this trick with the ears does not leave Minnesota sideways does not leave me.If you, knowing that you are more expensive, voluntarily signed a penny contract, it is difficult for you to explain to yourself that you did not do it.
There is nothing to ask from you, and even motivation you voluntarily flushed down the toilet. And if none of the youngsters shoots, Minnesota’s playoffs are not to be seen as their ears.
Role: forward top-6.
Mats Zuccarello
If before Paul Fenton was asked only one question, “What the hell, Paul?” There are no complaints about Zuccarello himself – he is an excellent master, able to mobilize his skills at the right moments for the team (Dallas will not let you lie.Yes, and New York too, which is already there). Only Minnesota needs it? I’ll tell you now.
As soon as Zuccarello was signed, they immediately began to look for flaws in him. The first one that was remembered was age. Say, he is already 32 years old. But no one remembered how and how old he came to the NHL. His statistics grew steadily wherever he was – first in the three teams of the Norwegian Frisk Asker (junior, youth and main), then in the Swedish MODO, then in the Hartward Wolf Pak, and then in the very New York Rangers.He joined the Hartward at 23, and became the Rangers at 25. He has only 511 NHL appearances so far. This shows two things. That he, firstly, is smart enough and strong-willed and knows that patience and work will grind everything, and secondly, he knows that “he has not yet scored all his own,” which means that he will try in all games, as far as he enough physical condition and health.
Moreover, Zuccarello’s age is almost ideal for a team like Minnesota. On the one hand, he is old enough to: a) be a leader for today’s Minnesota youth; b) Koivu, Staal and Parise could not tell him.And I really want to hope that Paul Fenton signed him exactly for this – that he maintains discipline within the team. On the other hand, he is young enough (and hungry for victories, as mentioned above) to play for a couple of years at a really high level.
Secondly, Zuccarello is a great assistant. I will say more: Zuccarello is the one Mikael Granlund was supposed to grow into.
Technique and passing on the spot, like Granlund, but at the same time: more speed, more anger, more intelligence, arrogance, skill and better completion of attacks.Zuccarello is just that. The only pity is that the “system” of Minnesota is not inclined towards such hockey players.
Thirdly, the signing of Zucarello was a safety net in case one of the young people starts kicking and demanding money. Zucarello, in this case, will be able to replace him. It’s a shame, of course, to lose young and promising hockey players, but if you need to preserve the integrity of the team and not become the second Toronto with Nylander, you need not hesitate a second.
There are only two things that confuse me.The first is that Zuccarello asked for a long-term contract, albeit with a lower price tag. What for? The desire to take your foot off the gas pedal and calmly finish your career? And what about the team? Although, if he, like Eric Staal, recharges the batteries and then plays with the prowess of a young kid, the question will be removed automatically. Plus, people like Zuccarello recharge quickly. The second is that his contract lasts five years. For such a player, with such a style of play, this is too much. And where is the guarantee that Zuccarello, on the last couple of years of the contract, will not become the second Parise? Of course, Mats is by no means healthier than Zach and there is no formal reason for him to give up, but it doesn’t make his soul any easier.I think, as in the case of Parise, a lot will depend on how the young people play. Simply put, will there be any need to tear the veins.
Role: Right edge of the first link.
Other events
Failure to fire Bruce Boudreau
As I understand it, for everyone reading this, the question “Should I fire Bruce Boudreau or not?” not worth it in principle. And against this background, Craig Leopold’s blat towards him looks almost criminal: Ralph Krueger, Alain Vigno, Todd McLellan, Joel Kenneville, Dave Tippett – these are the coaches who did not get to Minnesota.
And yet, Randy Carlisle and Guy Boucher are still out of work. Sorry, very sorry.
Although no, now I will upset you even more: Bruce Boudreau’s contract ends in a year, but these words, in the light of recent events, do not mean anything. There will be only one way out – if one of the general managers falters and kicks out from his post someone who is definitely better than Boudreau. Who could it be? …
John Cooper? Unlikely, despite the change of the general manager.
Peter Laviolette? An acquaintance of Paul Fenton from Nashville, a man who can win in the playoffs and, at the same time, plays according to a very similar scheme to Minnesota.And the patience of David Poyle (who has been waiting for his championship for 37 (!) Years) can end very quickly. And don’t give a damn about the contract just issued. Taking into account the prerequisites, the option is quite working. Until Paul Fenton got fired.
Mike Babcock? Hmm … But, everything goes to this. And it has been going for a long time. To begin with, Babcock and Dubas don’t really understand each other. Indeed, someone who did not play even at the level of amateurs is in every way smarter and more enlightened than some seedy member of the Triple Golden Club, right? Let’s continue with all Babcock’s regalia being won in another NHL.The one that was slower and more protective. The approach that brought him success at the international level is to recruit two-sided players (especially more centers), often more capable of destroying than creating – just from those years. And today the NHL is different. And you need to play it in other ways. Finally, the main thing is that for three years in a row he has not been able to overcome the boundary of the first round of the playoffs. And if the first two runs can still be attributed to the youth of the team and insufficient training in defense, then the third run caused a lot of doubts and questions.Fourth, Mike Babcock’s Toronto epic may end.
And this was officially announced.
But don’t be in a hurry to rejoice. First, if Babcock does get fired, other awkward questions will start. Maybe Mike Babcock is not such a good coach? Maybe Mike Babcock is baked? Or is he just buried in stamps and everything is fixable? It doesn’t matter, in any case, the answer to the question “Why did Babcock fail?” any normal, forward-looking general manager is simply obliged to have it. And then – to act in proportion to this answer.
And, secondly, even knowing the answer to this question, the dismissed Babcock will still want to host 80% of the league’s clubs, including Minnesota. But Minnesota won’t get it. It just so happened that the most hockey state in the United States is not the best place for free agents. Climate, taxes, prices, well, at least the standard of living is generally high. Sad but true.
Rumors of exchanges
Jason Zucker
Jason is a living example of how the absence of a system in an attack can ruin an excellent sniper.Well, to ruin … 33 washers per season – is that a little or a lot? It depends on what you compare it to. Sounds good. How much would Jason, with his skill, have scored in Pittsburgh, Washington or Vegas? thirty? 40? fifty? I can say one thing – definitely more than in today’s Minnesota. Therefore, if Jason is still traded (which, of course, I would not want) find the strength to step on the throat of your fan song and understand that it will be better for Jason. Better, unless he gets somewhere in Anaheim or Ottawa.
Jared Spurgeon
But there were much more rumors about Jared’s exchange. The NHL experts put him one of the main candidates for the exchange, but no one thinks how this exchange is feasible in reality. For some reason, no one thought about the fact that NHL general managers (at least the majority) also have eyes, ears and brains. And that a normal general manager will never give something significant for an attacking defender with an expiring contract and such a history of injuries (even on a deadline).
So, if this exchange occurs, it will already be an event (regardless of its outcome). But the probability that there will be a reason for him to rejoice is somewhere in the region of zero.
Link Greenway – Canin – Donato
I announce you almost the only reason to watch Minnesota games in the new season in general. It is very, you know, gratifying to see in the attack of the team, among the somn pensioners, indistinct personalities, Zuker and Koivu, a young, perky link, from which a good deal can come out.I would not be surprised that the dispatch to Iowa was carried out precisely for this – so that these three would feel what it is like to pull the team on themselves. This is the question – Will they be able to “level higher”? And if they can, then by what means? Well, let’s think about it.
First question: should this link be preserved in this particular form? Maybe it’s better to separate it? Many sites in the preliminary Minnesota squads for this season did just that: they left Kanin in the center of the second link, but put Paris and Fiala as partners not Greenaway and Donato.This is actually not done anywhere. Not in Boston, not in Nashville, not in Dallas. Nowhere other than Minnesota with Bruce Boudreau. Only in it, Matt Reed, after spending half a season in the farm, can get a call to the first link. I’m not even talking about the centers constantly playing on the flank and the change of flanks of the extreme attackers. Therefore, the answer is this: there is no need to separate it, but Bruce Boudreau will still do it.
Second question: what link will these three be – the third or the second? Most likely, the second – Mikko Koivu has always played in the third link since last season, and injuries do not contribute to an increase in the roster.
And finally, the main question – how are they going to drag the team? How are they going to outplay their rivals? At this point, I want to cite the Hockey Yearbook for 1985, specifically – a fragment from page 16.
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The basis for recruiting forwards is the principle of complementarity, which is expressed in the difference in playing styles, on the one hand, versatile, and on the other, complementary.
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For those who do not understand – everyone in this link knows more than one thing, and the best sides of each of them overlap each other, expanding the range of tactical options and ways out of spontaneous situations.Jordan Greenway can carry the puck, but can also pass and even shoot occasionally. Luke Kanin can also carry the puck, but he also has excellent sniper instincts and is very mobile. And Ryan Donato … he just has devilish intuition. Or tactical training. So much so that all the technique he sharpened gives in to her. As if he played 50+ games for the US National Development Team, not Greenway with Canin.
The main thing that all three lack is technology. And the best thing they should do is exercise.There is never a lot of training at all, especially when you have such a big responsibility as the result of the team. It is a pity that those whom Paul Fenton traded from Minnesota were somehow unaware.
Conclusion
You cannot change horses in the ferry. Whoever says anything about Paul Fenton, I am not a supporter of the fact that he should have been expelled right now – the consequences of too many of his actions are not yet clear.
What would he get in exchange for Parise?
Would Rusk and Fiala find themselves in Minnesota?
How would Khovanov and Dewar perform in Iowa?
Was Hunter Jones worth the climb behind him?
This list should be longer – the general managers are not kicked out after a year of work.We, the fans, can only accept this fact and draw the appropriate conclusions.
What can Paul Fenton’s example teach other league GMs? In my opinion, three things.
First, don’t be too clumsy. Especially if you haven’t earned your due reputation yet.
Has anyone dared to call Steve Yzerman an idiot after drafting Moritz Seider? Here I am about the same. Secondly, do not sign your hockey players for quite a penny.Nobody wants to play for food. Especially in a league like the NHL (where the lowest salary ceiling is the escrow) and in a state like Minnesota (where the state income tax is 9.85% and prices are quite high). Third, always keep a good doctor by your side. If a player is physically unable to play hockey, his skill does not mean absolutely nothing.
However, I hope that Paul Fenton did talk to Bill Guerin and explain to him the reasons for his actions. And if not, it’s also okay – almost everything that had to be done with the Minnesota team, Paul Fenton did, all that remains is to reap the fruits of his labors.
But even if you got rid of everyone who could corrupt the team from the inside, this does not mean that you will automatically start playing well. The game system has not been canceled. Which in Minnesota was not, and is not. And if so, then you should not expect serious changes in the game (and especially as a result). And if Minnesota suddenly makes the playoffs, it won’t change anything. And even Bruce Boudreau, unable to win the playoffs, has nothing to do with it. This team is simply not good enough to go far along it.And on her coaching bridge, it is not Jacques Lemaire, who was able even to a team made of logs and Gaborik, instill discipline and teach suitable tactics.
Speaking of the playoffs, will Minnesota get there at all? Unfortunately, it will not work to answer this question unambiguously – not everything here depends on her. In the central division, in addition to last year’s top three (Nashville, Winnipeg, St. Louis), there is Dallas, grinning and ready to throw in the playoffs, and young Colorado, hungry for victories.And a little to the west, there is a very ambitious Arizona and a heavily fortified Vancouver. Most likely, everything will be the same as it was last season – the team will fight for the playoffs, but at the moment when the absence becomes obvious, they will spit on everything and go for a higher draft pick.
One last thing. I am very surprised by one thing. For some reason, many believe that NHL teams are needed in order to advance to the playoffs. Say, if the team reached the playoffs, then the season is successful, and the team is cool. If not, then, accordingly, vice versa.Yeah … Tell that to Columbus. Tampa. Nashville. Finally, Boston, when they couldn’t hold back their tears after losing the final. Tell them that the season turned out to be a success for them! They were able to get to the playoffs, damn it! Or try it with individual players. With Zach Parise, for example. Who, if someone suddenly forgot, lost the final of the Vancouver Olympics, personally leveling the score, and two years later – the Stanley Cup final, being the main star of that team. Tell him that reaching the playoffs is good! And it would be fine only the functionaries of the team with the owner at the head (Craig Leopold, after the losses in Nashville, it is quite understandable).Even the journalists of the official website of the NHL are guilty of this !!! Fashion is so idiotic these days, isn’t it? If yes, then no, citizens, thank you, I am not with you, somehow you will manage without me.
And nobody asks ordinary fans. Fans who do not care how exactly Craig Lipold is shaking for his capital and how long he is ready for them, without realizing it, to keep Minnesota in purgatory. There are, of course, fairy tales like “Kings-2012” or “Blues-2019”, but that’s why they are fairy tales to surprise without changing the situation as a whole.And Minnesota hockey exhausted its limit on miracles back in 2003.
On the whole, the prospects, of course, are not bright. The main word that will describe the emotions of a Minnesota fan this season is “uselessness.” Why did you have to sign Zuccarello if there is no game system? Why bring in a new GM when you can kick any of them out at the snap of a finger? Why should a team go to the playoffs if it has nothing to beat its rivals with? It remains only to write above the entrance to the front office: “Leave hope, everyone who enters here!”
This is not correct.
It doesn’t have to be this way. You need to do something about it.
And bless Guerin if he succeeds. And be damned if not.
How The Browns And Paul DePodesta Brought Moneyball Into The NFL – Metta Physics – Blogs
– Michael Baumann, The Ringer
The Cleveland Browns are one of the most exciting teams in the NFL this offseason. They have a dynamic young quarterback in Baker Mayfield.They have a stellar receiver in the form of Odell Beckham Jr. They have a new coach, a new plan and a new hope … and this time the hope looks very justified. So how did the Browns go from being a general ridicule to a potential prototype for the franchise of the future? Welcome to the Browns Trial, where we will learn how Slveland got to where they are and what comes next.
Paul DePodesta was first introduced to America when he was unexpectedly present in the Oakland Athletics draft room.
“Paul did not play professional baseball,” says the first description of DePodesta in Michael Lewis’s 2004 book Moneyball, which inspired the Oscar-nominated film (Peter Brand, played by John Hill, is the same DePodest) , and debate, and catchphrases, stretched out for a good 13 years. “Paul was a Harvard graduate. Paul looked and looked like a Harvard graduate, not a baseball worker. Moreover, Paul shouldn’t have been in the draft room at all.Scouts should sit in it, but not assistants to general managers. ”
Lewis described DePodesta as a laptop geek – math calculator whose involvement in the 2001 draft was one of the last conflicts between general manager Billy Bean – the hero of the book – and Scout Director Grady Fewson, one of Bean’s few antagonists. A year later, Fewson left, and DePodesta played a key role in the discussion about which players the Ace should choose with their seven first-round picks.
Fifteen years later, after a failed two-year experience as general manager of the Dodgers and another decade at the Padres and Mets front offices, DePodesta made headlines again as a team front office man with a mountain of draft picks.
leaving the Mets not only for a new team, but also for a new sport: American football, and the position of chief strategic director of the Cleveland Browns. The transition of a top manager from one sport to another is nothing out of the ordinary, but the fact that DePodesta became one of the most visible leaders in the NFL overnight is, to put it mildly, amazing.
Baseball became the first national American sport to undergo the so-called analytical revolution; the first to entrust club management to young, ambitious Ivy League empiricists like DePodesta, who is as archetypal for 2019 as it was strange and unusual in 2001. When the Browns hired DePodesta in January 2016, they gained not only his personal talents, but also 20 years of experience in the fast-paced sports industry.Baseball and amfoot are obviously different and quite different, but certain analytical methods and organizational practices can easily be transferred from one game to another. Since the Industrial Revolution, innovation in one industry has often been borrowed from another.
“As a strategic and research group, we have a responsibility to come up with interesting questions to ask ourselves or answer interesting questions from other people,” DePodesta said in an interview. “And the best answers are rarely in your area of expertise.In other words, we need to know what is happening in the NFL world, but if we want to create really interesting things that can give us a potential competitive advantage, then we need to look much wider, outside the NFL for inspiration. ”
DePodesta is not the only architect of the ideological upheaval in Cleveland, which, we assume, will become material and conscious this year; both former GM Sasha Brown and his successor, John Dorsey, will either be covered in fame or shame.It’s unusual to see Ivy League alumni take over baseball since DePodesta 20 years ago. This is not the case in the NFL, and although DePodesta played football (and baseball) at Harvard, he stands out in a league where executives are real football fans.
If he can get the Browns out of their 30-year dive and other teams start looking for their own DePodestes, the league could change dramatically.
(Paul DePodesta & Sasha Brown)
In 2016, less than five months after joining the Browns, DePodesta was back in an unfamiliar draft room.Cleveland had their second pick that year, but instead of picking, the Browns sent a pick to Philadelphia, along with a fifth round pick, in exchange for five picks for the next three drafts.
Moreover, the Browns did not use the picks obtained in the exchange. All five picks (which grew out of Carson Wentz, who the Eagles took as their No. 2 franchise quarterback) ended up elsewhere, bringing in 12 more draft picks, giving the Browns unusually rich draft capital but very little recognized talent, at least in the short term.Overall, Cleveland was drafted 33 times between 2016 and 2018, 6 times in the first round, 21 times in the first four rounds, an unprecedented number in the NFL.
Accumulating draft picks is nothing new in the NFL – Bill Belichick loves to be promoted more than anyone else – but this kind of overhaul and tanking is unusual in football.
The most famous rebuild project of the last decade is Process. Indeed, the Browns’ activities have clear parallels with the work of former Sixers GM Sam Hinky.But Hinky’s daring experiment at Philly was not the first harsh tanking experience in modern sports history, just the first to become a true brand.
Almost two years before Hinky first set foot on the deck of the Philadelphia, GM Houston Astros Jeff Lachnow began the toughest rebuild in baseball history. In December 2011, he took over a club that had lost 106 games a year earlier, and then pulled it even lower to Earth’s core, losing 107 games in 2012 and 111 games in 2013. Houston rose from the ashes as one of the strongest clubs of the late 2010s and won the World Series in 2017.The past World Series winner, the Chicago Cubs, built their team through a similar, albeit less extreme, drain, under the leadership of Baseball Operations President Theo Epstein.
(Epstein and Lachnow, like DePodesta, have Ivy League degrees and began working in baseball with no experience in playing or coaching.) The Process (or something like that) is now a priority restructuring scheme for Major League Baseball teams.
Other sports are experiencing their own statistical revolutions, each with its own unique language and set of questions.In basketball and hockey, analyst boys with no playing experience, like the aforementioned Hinky or Kyle Dubas of the Toronto Maple Leafs, were given the opportunity to reject norms and tear franchises into tiny pieces so they could grow again.
The DePodests Browns have definitely been brought down to the simplest level. While Cleveland’s two first-round picks that they traded turned into Wentz and Deshawn Watson, the Browns themselves lost 31 games in 2016 and 2017, with a point difference of -365, about 11 points per game. the second-worst ever record for the team with the second longest unchallenged dry streak in North American sports; franchise, the name of which has long become a household name when designating an inveterate loser.
But the time of accumulating assets and waiting for the future is over, and the Browns, which were far behind a year ago, are making a serious attempt to get ahead now.
“I think the most important thing is to know where you are in the franchise lifecycle,” says DePodesta. “You can have so many chances and opportunities, and when this window opens, you need to think in a special way. Our goal is not to be a team that consistently shows 9-10 wins per season.We must strive higher. ”
Last season, which finished third in the Browns for DePodesta, the team almost returned to midfield with a 7-8-1 win-loss balance thanks to their last two first draft picks: defensive end Miles Garrett and quarterback Baker Mayfield. The Browns hired their fifth head coach in eight years, Freddie Kitchens, and not only gave him Mayfield, but traded nearly all of their draft capital to get a couple of veteran receivers: Odell Beckham Jr.
and Jarvis Landry. In 2019, you can confidently bet that Cleveland will return to the playoffs.
(Baker Mayfield)
Over the past 20 years, the word “analytics” has lost much of its meaning as the term “art in sports”. Fans, experts, even coaches and general managers have used the term as an abbreviation for any empirical study, as an epithet for unconventional coaching or front office work, or any other random number. The term has been misrepresented and overused so often that it has lost its shape.The Oakland A’s moneyball team that made DePodesta famous was seen as being at the forefront of analytics (or, in beesball parlance, “sabermetrics”), while for the most part it meant using statistical methods. But almost 20 years later, the smart guys from the front offices of the teams do not live by numbers alone.
“I think there is a big misconception about analytics in general, that the whole point is in the data,” says DePodesta. “It’s all about the guys sitting at computers and leafing through electronic signs.The reality is not at all like that. We are focused on strategy, we are focused on process. ”
For example, the book “Moneyball” showed that Bean and DePodesta acted against the Oakland scout department, preferring the magic of numbers, but these numbers were obtained precisely through the eyes of the scouts. Oakland’s draft class was based on players who performed well in college, but the players themselves passed the scouts’ field of view due to being chubby, slow, or somehow physically unattractive (“We’re not here we sell jeans, ”- one of the immortal quotes from the book by Billy Bean).
Baseball has always been pretty much obsessed with numbers, and it’s the easiest sport to analyze mathematically. Not only does baseball have comprehensive statistics dating back to the 19th century – Henry Chadwick published detailed statistics for the baseball season even before football was invented – it is also a team sport with very little interaction between teammates.
Unlike the 22-move soccer dance, or the sliding chaos of hockey, baseball is extremely tough and austere in its form, a series of discrete one-on-one competitions that can be cataloged and rendered even by amateurs.
Sabermetrics began as a crude math exercise that the mythical founding father of science, Bill James, entertained himself with while working as a night watchman. James had only formal mathematical training and few tools. Now we have a huge amount of data and equipment, much more than James had when he started, but sabermetrics has long been a home-grown enterprise, formulated on the knee.
In the early 2000s, during the Manibola era, sabermetrics was most obsessed with the amount of data, while analysis itself could well be called analytics.Early 21st century sabermetrists were often overconfident and even arrogant due to the seductive accuracy of the numbers. If something couldn’t be quantified, it should have been thrown into the trash. Smart baseball analysts (or former baseball analysts) have learned a good lesson from this kind of overconfidence.
“We are always very careful about what we don’t know,” says DePodesta. “In this area we really, very much rely on people with great experience: our scouts, our coaches, our players.They provide a tremendous amount of context for whatever information we hold. ”
Sabermetrics as the mainstream began as a way to test conventional sports wisdom with the help of a distant cousin of sociology. Each assumption was challenged, and when new assumptions took effect, they were also challenged and adapted as the tools improved and the volume of research changed. Soon, the team building process became more than just trivial line-up formation.The sabermetric principles – as well as rigor and the pursuit of efficiency – extended to both managerial staffing and payroll. The modern GM in baseball is no longer a former player, but a businessman.
In 2019, the term “analytics” is best replaced by “empiricism”.
“Computers are great at handling data volumes,” says DePodesta. “They can process a lot more information than each of us individually, and they can do it without bias or emotion. But they find it difficult to deal with context and nuance. The machine is in trouble, and this is where human experience and experience itself becomes invaluable. “
The Browns Research & Strategy team goes beyond scouting, player development and play tactics. DePodesta says his department could apply the practice when hiring interns, which he believes is no different from the scouting process.
(Paul DePodesta, while serving as general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2004)
TJ Barra is a data analyst at the MLB front office who spent six years with DePodesta at the Mets.He praised DePodesta’s ability to overcome abstract or complex problems and break them down into components that can be assimilated and understood by people – general managers, coaches, players – who can act on such information.
“I think the best thing he did was figure out how to tackle these broader philosophical problems – in baseball, it’s all about getting guys who are good at your game – and figuring out how that affects player development, ”says Barra.“Find out how this will affect draft and international scouting. I think everyone knows that Joey Votto has 0.400 OBP and is an amazing player (On-Base Percentage is a statistic that reflects the percentage of hitters reaching first base in relation to all completed batting approaches), but what are the inner values that allow Joey Votto to dial that same 0.400 OBP? They were going to make Brandon Nimm, a 17-year-old from Wyoming who plays 15 games a year, into the same player.
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The type of player Barra described – a guy who often takes first base – is exactly the type of player that Ace was targeting in 2002. The process of how teams identify, acquire, or develop these players has radically changed, and guys like Joey Votto are no longer underestimated as they were a generation ago. But hitters, who often take the base, are still the key to good offense in baseball.
DePodesta will not say what the soccer equivalent of that high OBP player is, or even if there is such an equivalent, but just as he did during his baseball career, he is trying to identify and acquire undervalued players.
“We always look for value where it is not obvious to everyone else,” he says. “There are some guys who are so special that you don’t have to be a pro to say, ‘Hey, this guy is really going to be good.’
DePodesta doesn’t spend a lot of time on these players, but instead looks for hidden rough diamonds, especially when drafted. Baseball has the longest player development timeline of any sport: a 16-year-old overseas could wait ten years for his major league debut, while NFL draft picks are expected months after. transition to professionals.This reduces the uncertainty or risk of NFL Draft picks, but makes it difficult to find or develop that could turn a player picked in Round 7 into an NFL Champion.
One way to get the right angle is to see how a college player’s teammates have impacted his performance. “If you’re a short stop and a great hitter, it doesn’t really matter who your first baseman was,” says DePodesta. “If you were a terrific receiver at university and you have a quarterback on your team who can’t provide you with the ball – or worse, an offensive system that doesn’t pass through – then it’s much more difficult for you to be a successful player.”
A receiver with NFL-level skills, but college pedestrian statistics due to factors beyond its control, could end up being a real style for the team. Knowing how to filter out noise and find such a player is like knowing what physical skill, or statistical achievement, separates a successful college baseball player from one that succeeds pro.
In fact, filtering out noise – and doing it with much less data from a much smaller number of games than baseball, in a much more mobile game – is a very difficult task.
One of the side effects of the experiential revolution and the demystification of team building is the proliferation of the “star general manager” concept. Moneyball is especially responsible for indulging the fantasy that a smart enough person can lead a team to success by outwitting the boobies running other teams, and the smartest of them (or the most experienced in PR) become folk heroes. Not only in baseball, but also in basketball and hockey.
There are not many famous executives in the NFL, certainly not as many as in other sports.Casual fans know owners and coaches, avid fans know general managers; In baseball, avid fans know GMs, statistical gurus, analysts, and scouting directors.
The concept of a star leader in baseball goes back to Branch Ricky, who invented the farm system as GM of the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1920s and 1930s, then moving to the Brooklyn Dodgers, where he became extremely famous for Jackie Robinson’s signing. Today’s general managers (de facto GMs; usually the person in charge of basketball operations is called the president or vice president of basketball operations) are stars: not only Bean and Lachnow, but Epstein from the Cubs, Andrew Friedman from the Dodgers ”And many other baseball team leaders are considered metonyms for their franchises, and Major League Baseball general managers more than anyone else determine the identity and direction of their club.
Two factors have led to Major League Baseball’s general managers achieving star status.
First, the major league club is only a small fraction of what makes up Major League Baseball’s organization. The organization in the NFL has a roster and training team, while the NBA and NHL franchises have one or two farm clubs and several players who play overseas. A baseball organization, by contrast, is too large to be tracked by a single manager, let alone complete control, so the modern manager does not control the organization as a whole any more than a hand controls the entire body.
“When I was at the Mets, we had nine teams in the minor leagues,” says DePodesta. “What people see on TV is just the tip of the iceberg. These are the top 25 players out of 300. And by the way, nine teams are nine coaching staffs. Baseball teams move players from one level to the next almost every day, either as a promotion or due to injury. In football, what you see on Sundays is a big part of the action. ”
Having just one team to worry about, with just 53 active players and a training squad, definitely means that the GM in the NFL has much less in his hands than the GM in Major League Baseball.But the margin for error is also getting smaller. Make a mistake in the Major League Baseball Draft – and almost no one will notice, the majority of those drafted, even in the first round, do not have much of an impact on what happens in the Major Leagues. But misses in the first round of the NFL draft, where the players selected are set to become big players on the spot on a small paycheck, can have dire consequences for the franchise. The front offices of Major League Baseball teams fish their fish with a net, and the front offices of NFL teams use a wooden spear.
Second, the manager in baseball has less influence on the individual game than the head coach in any other sport in North America.Aside from a certain level of basic squad-building competence, tactics just don’t matter much in baseball over a long 162-game season. Since the tactical innovations of Casey Stengel, baseball managers have not been as interested in this component as their counterparts in other sports.
(Paul DePodesta at training camp Cleveland Browns in 2016)
“Coaches are the ones who stand on the sideline every Sunday, who appear on national TV, and they have to make so many critical decisions in every game.” , says DePodesta.“And many head coaches practically manually manage the team every time they play offensively or defensively, so they literally affect every second of the game.
With 162 baseball games in a season, managers have a completely different approach. ”
As general managers and field coaches became less and less alike, baseball executives realized the importance of internal communication, establishing a holistic vision of the organization from top to bottom. The battle between Bean and the old-school manager, Art Howe, became a recursive conflict in Moneyball, in which Bean is portrayed as the winner.More specifically, this conflict has been detrimental to both sides, and Major League Baseball franchises know from their own experience how important it is to avoid such disharmony.
Barra says this kind of inclusive thinking and the resulting ability to spiritually connect a large organization is one of DePodesta’s strengths.
“This was the biggest influence he had on the Mets: he took the concept that he and most of the front office staff wanted to see and translated it to the players,” says Barra.“It’s about hitting hard and taking the base. If you hit 30% of innings, but don’t do the lessons and hit strength, you’re not the player we need in the Major Leagues. Paul’s idea was to simplify this concept and turn it into a competition for the players. This prompted players to embrace the concept and step out of their comfort zone. ”
It is incredibly important that everyone in the organization is on the same page, and the GM in the NFL (or the chief strategy officer) cannot simply dictate policy to the coach, as the GM does in Major League Baseball.The ability to communicate information and get the right feedback from coaches was the last domino in baseball’s tsunami sabermetric movement, but there are still some problems with this in other sports. Having experienced this evolution in Major League Baseball, DePodesta views it as one of his main responsibilities. According to him, the questions and tasks he asks are largely based on what, in his opinion, Kitchens and Dorsey need to know in order to make the right decisions, and sometimes they arise from the coaches and general managers themselves.
“First of all, we try to make information as accessible and effective as possible,” he says. “There are a lot of interesting things. There are many useful things, but if they cannot be done, then for us it is simply irrelevant, because we are really trying to help our coaches and employees in the decision-making process. ”
One thing the Browns need to learn from other sports is a good process, or at least a smart or innovative process, is interesting, but it takes a championship or something to beat the latest skeptics.The Astros, Sixers and Maple Leafs have learned this lesson in one form or another.
The big question for DePodesta and Cleveland is whether they can translate all of these baseball wisdom into soccer wins. The question remains an open question, and despite seven wins last year, the Browns still lack successful seasons to prove their worth.
DePodesta’s innovation and the willingness of Brown, Dorsey and the team owners to endure years of discomfort have paid dividends in the form of a talented and interesting roster.It will be interesting to follow a promising team in the person of Mayfield, Garrett and Beckham, whatever the outcome, but the process that the Browns started puts them under the microscope of the public.
What the Browns have done — accumulating draft picks, unifying the organization’s mindset, seeking innovation outside of football — makes success more likely, but not 100%. And DePodesta knows it very well.
“Our job is to resolve all uncertainties as successfully as possible,” says DePodesta.”But we certainly won’t be able to reduce them to zero.”
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December 19, 2013 of the year, Prices: Megafon 32r Beeline 30r
For December 19, 2013, you have 100 subscriptions per day on Megafon and 100 subscriptions on Beeline, on December 20, 2013 at 01:00 Moscow time, the auto-redemption script is launched, and by this time unsubscriptions have occurred who signed on the 10th, Megafon 5 unsubscriptions, Beeline 5 unsubscriptions, and 95 Megafon were consumed only by 90, on Beeline 0 tons.because for free 24 hours (Beeline for the 19th will start to be redeemed only on the 21st) and for example you have 0 new subscriptions for the 20th, then on December 21 Beeline will be redeemed for the 19th, by the 21st you have 90 active Beeline subscriptions, of which only 70 subscriptions were made.
In total, the following amount will be credited to your balance of the exchange: 90 * 32 (megaphone) -20 numbers will be received with auto-redemption = 2890r and 80 * 30 (beeline) -21 numbers will be received with auto-redemption = 2400r, and rebels that have already been under these subscriptions before the moment of sale.
Instant auto buyout.
The redemption occurs instantly after the subscription is activated. Rebil is the first to go to the affiliate program.
Auto buyout on first rebill.
Redemption occurs at the first rebill of ANY subscription, the rebill goes to the affiliate program. Even if the subscription was made a week ago and the rebill occurred only now, such a subscription will also be redeemed.
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